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24-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Ethernet Smart Managed Pro Switch with 2 SFP Ports
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Credentials for the local browser UI
The information in this section applies to accessing the switch local browser UI in either
management mode. That is, it does not apply to accessing the NETGEAR Insight app and
Cloud portal.
Note: Until you register and access the switch with your NETGEAR account
or obtain and enter a registration key, you can access only a limited
menu of the local browser UI. This limitation applies to either
management mode.
To access the local browser UI, and depending on your situation, use one of the following
credentials:
• NETGEAR account credentials.
When you access the local browser UI for the first time, you can register the switch by
entering your NETGEAR account credentials and unlock the full menu of the local
browser UI (see
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and access the switch
online on page 32). If you do not own a free NETGEAR account, you can create one.
Alternatively, you can obtain a registration key and enter the key to
unlock the full menu of
the local browser UI (see
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and get a
registration key for offline access on page 33).
• Local device password.
After you register the switch with your NETGEAR account, you can access the full menu
of the
local browser UI with your local device password. The first time that you access the
local browser UI, you can enter the default password as the local device password, but
you are then required to customize the password for increased security. Subsequent
times that you log in to the local browser UI, use your customized local device password.
• NETGEAR Insight network location password.
NETGEAR Insight can affect how you access the switch local browser UI. If you add the
switch to
an Insight network location (this process is referred to as claiming), the switch is
automatically registered to your NETGEAR account. After you add the switch to an
Insight network location, the Insight network location password replaces the switch local
device password. To access the local browser UI, you must enter the Insight network
location password. For information about how the Insight network password functions,
visit
netgear.com/support/product/Insight.aspx. For knowledge base articles about
NETGEAR Insight, visit
netgear.com/support.
However, if you use the NETGEAR Insight app to discover the IP address of the switch in
your physical network but do not claim the switch by adding it to an Insight network location,
the switch is registered only after you access the switch local browser UI with your